following the newtown tragedy, gun control advocates in sacramento are seizing the moment, confident that with democrats controlling every major office, the proposals will pass. >> almost any idea that anybody in this country has as to how to further regulate and limit access to weapons or ammunition is probably going to get passed in california. >> buyullets should not be easy. >> reporter: some politicians want to regulate all ammunition sales requiring background checks and annual permits. this state senator takes aim at a fee cur that makes some guns easier to reload. >> what we're trying to do with our particular bill is to, basically, ban that particular weapon because it is, in fact, a loophole in the assault weapon ban. >> reporter: gun owners say lawmakers are chipping away at a constitutional right not to increase safety or reduce the risk of violence, but to assert power. >> they know that as long as there is an armed populace in the state, they will never control the people the way they want to control them. >> reporter: gun other thans vow to lobby state lawmakers and ta